The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-02
Local and State Notes.

Belt road engines last mo2th handled 1918
carloads of live stock, which was 46S more
loads than were handled in Novem her, 1856
First-class tickets from Indianapolis TO New
York are DOW selling at $17.75, cut of 81 %
from the regular tariff. This is done to meet
the rate out of St. Louis
The monthly statement of the Indianapolis
Weighing Association to the Central Traffic AS
ISOLATION shows that in the month of November
the roads gained 1885,, 645 pounds.
A large part of the California business from
this section taking the Southern route via
New Orleans for California points, thus avoid
ing the heavy travel over the A, T. & S. f.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has built
at its shops in Fort Wayne this year.
1.S00 new cars of all descriptions and is pre-
pairing to build cars on moro extensive scale.
Thomas D. Campbell. who has represented
the L., n. A. & c. road at Cincinnati. yesterday
assumed the duties of district passenger agent Of
the Wisconsin Central, headquarters Indianap-
oils
November, turned out 466 cars for the A.
T. & S. f. and the Missouri Pacific thirty EIGHT
more cars than IN any month since the works
were established.
dave, put operation what is known as it's
Red Bank division, which will admit of it's
running its Chicago trains into the g., St. L. &
P.depot at Cincinnati instead of the c., II. & D.
depot
The monthly report Of Secretary Broadcast
shows that there arrived and departed ut the
Union Depot in the month OF November, 3,O58
regular and 100 special trains. or total OF g. lS8
trains. on which trains were handled %, 724
coaches.
Live stock rates East continue to drop and on
cattle from Indianapolis to New York
now l64 cents per 100 pounds. Tariff rates prior
to the rate war were 324 cents per 100 pounds.
To Buffalo and Pttsburg the rate on cattle now
is 10 cents old rae. 1sA per 100 pounds.
E. 81. Scott, formerly trustee of the bond
holders of the Indianapolis Peru d Chicago
road, is in the city. He states that the Lake
Erie & Western people placing the northern
portion of the road in good physical condition,
and that the business is reaching the volume
carried under the old Malott management
There were transferred the Belt road in
November 80, SOB cars. against A, 191 the CORE
spending month 1885: AZ, 293 in 1855 So. 967 in
1854 81 ,623 in 1883, and against 20, 767 1882,
the year the Belt road was opened for business.
From this statement it will be that the
business of the road has doubled within the five
years.
The Bee-iine hauled east from the Indian
apolis stockyards in October Ala carloads of
live stock; in November 352 carloads In this
statement is not included any through St Louis
business This proves that the statement that
tho Bee line people are ignoring the indianapolis
yards. by running all their stock through In
dianapolis, is false.
About a year ago Swayne. Swayne Sc Hayes,
attorneys for the creditors Of the INDIANAPOLIS
Peru g Chicago road brought suit aeains. Re-
csivers HUMPHREYS and Tut. of the Wabash
road. for the balance of earnings of the l., P. &
u. prior TO inc foauS De1De turned over TO the
trustee, and also for surpus earnings of the L.
p. & c. over operating expenses after turned
over to the trustee May %, 1884. and the mat
GENES up for hearing to-day before VIM. p.
Fish back, who has been appointed by the court
special commissioner in the case.
The Indiana & IllinoisSouthern road is said to
be gradually coming up out of the mire On
the portion which has been changed froms mar
row to standard gauge quite q coal traffic is de-
velopinG The company has contracted for
three hundred coal cars, which it IS receiv-
ing at the rate of three per day. New bridges of
a substantial character have been placed over
all the i'm portant streams. Much of the rail is
light. being only thirty five pounds to the yard.
but the young men who have hold of the re-
building of the road are expecting TO secure cap
itai within few months to widen the guage
from Efingham. Ill. to Switz City, Ind, and to
lay heavier rail. aud properly equip the line.